semiconscious
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of semiconscious
Example Sentences
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Some patients, terrified or semiconscious, tugged at his sleeve when he squeezed through the halls.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
Skip McAdams, fire commissioner of the Warren Fire Department, said the driver was semiconscious when responders arrived to the scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
The rescue workers found the dog on the second floor, where it was in a semiconscious state.
From Fox News ● Mar. 15, 2022
Maybe I had just awakened from a nap, feeling fresh and alive, yet in that semiconscious state of relocating the world.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2016
It was not, but he lingered in a semiconscious condition until shortly after noon on the magic day.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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